Good on yah brian fletcher

[TheLoneRooster]

well, according to the official conspiracy theory, the referees often become confused when the roosters and the sea eagles (the two most hated teams in the comp) play because News Ltd don't know which is the lesser of the two evils. So they command Anderson and his merry men to penalise both teams.

So what's the go with you? Do you think the whole penalty issue is a joke? If you do, can you explain to me why it's a joke to you? Do you think the Roosters deserve this treatment?

[redwhiteblue]

It was in a restaurant down at the 'loo wharf - Crowe said show me how you tackle.

Bryan told that story at Fitzy's farewell dinner at the club. He was funnier than the comedian they hired who had been on The Footy Show..nuff said..He also called Souths a bunch of thieves that night..I keep saying this..every time one of our players goes to Souths, nothing ever good comes of it. They either get ripped off financially, get injured badly, disappear into oblivion or break contracts..

[Guest]

Maybe dopes like Tellus should focus on promoting RL instead of factioning themselves off against certain clubs and having agendas. the fact is the whole structure or notion of league or economies etc,,, are arguable in the way they function.. why burn part of the system that gave you opportunity..

[bondi paul]

Bryan told that story at Fitzy's farewell dinner at the club. He was funnier than the comedian they hired who had been on The Footy Show..nuff said..He also called Souths a bunch of thieves that night..I keep saying this..every time one of our players goes to Souths, nothing ever good comes of it. They either get ripped off financially, get injured badly, disappear into oblivion or break contracts..

yeah funny guy is Bryan he is friendly with my brother who he told him about the Crowe incident and regrets going to the vermin

[Guest]

So what's the go with you? Do you think the whole penalty issue is a joke? If you do, can you explain to me why it's a joke to you? Do you think the Roosters deserve this treatment?

no, I don't think it's a joke.
I think it's an over reaction by biased roosters fans featuring unfair criticism to those who don't deserve it 99% of the time.
sure, the refs make the odd clanger, maybe 2 in a game. but of the 13 penalties we conceded on sunday, how many were warranted?

[redwhiteblue]

yeah funny guy is Bryan he is friendly with my brother who he told him about the Crowe incident and regrets going to the vermin

He told my sister and I the same thing and she couldn't wait to tell her vermin mother in law! He preferred his time in the UK he said..

[bondi paul]

[QUOTE=redwhiteblue;322601]He told my sister and I the same thing and she couldn't wait to tell her vermin mother in law! He preferred his time in the UK he said..[/QUOTE
Too funny RWB

[Tom Verlaine's Ghost]

no, I don't think it's a joke.
I think it's an over reaction by biased roosters fans featuring unfair criticism to those who don't deserve it 99% of the time.
sure, the refs make the odd clanger, maybe 2 in a game. but of the 13 penalties we conceded on sunday, how many were warranted?

The issue is not about how many penalties we concede. The issue is that WE don't get OUR share of penalties. For example, the Knights game was the first one in a month where an opposition team has been penalised for being inside the 10. Given that two of those results were 36-nil and 40-nil -- I find it hard to believe that both those teams were onside for the whole game.

It's not about the penalties against us. It's about us not getting our share of penalties, and it's going to end up costing us the premiership.

[Salvatori Grubber]

no, I don't think it's a joke.
I think it's an over reaction by biased roosters fans featuring unfair criticism to those who don't deserve it 99% of the time.
sure, the refs make the odd clanger, maybe 2 in a game. but of the 13 penalties we conceded on sunday, how many were warranted?

This.

I just watched the replay and we deserved most of them - Maloney having a poor game with what seemed like poor concentration in general.

It is, however, remarkable how the refs failed to call Newcastle on the same infringements they were pea-swallowing on us for.

[Salvatori Grubber]

You beat me to it, TVG!

[Guest]

The issue is not about how many penalties we concede. The issue is that WE don't get OUR share of penalties. For example, the Knights game was the first one in a month where an opposition team has been penalised for being inside the 10. Given that two of those results were 36-nil and 40-nil -- I find it hard to believe that both those teams were onside for the whole game.

It's not about the penalties against us. It's about us not getting our share of penalties, and it's going to end up costing us the premiership.

We have been on the wrong end of the penalty counts all year and we are still coming 2nd.
When semis come around WE have to control our discipline. WE have to stop giving teams a leg up with dumb penalties. WE will be the ones to cost is a premiership if we can't stop giving away penalties. Take the refs out of the game and worry about what we can control

[stsae]

We have been on the wrong end of the penalty counts all year and we are still coming 2nd.
When semis come around WE have to control our discipline. WE have to stop giving teams a leg up with dumb penalties. WE will be the ones to cost is a premiership if we can't stop giving away penalties. Take the refs out of the game and worry about what we can control

If we keep whinging about it we will be viewed as whingers.

All we can do is look after our own backyard.

Give away as few as possible as you say mate.

We aren't used to winning counts or getting many in a game.

That can be to our advantage in the semis if we stay in control and disciplined.

I bet that's the way the coach and players will deal with it.